THE ALGARVE, KNOWN AS THE CALIFORNIA OF EUROPE AND OFFERING AN INCREDIBLE FAMILY ORIENTATED WAY OF LIFE. THE ALGARVE IS HOME TO SOME OF THE BEST BEACHES AND GOLF COURSES IN EUROPE. THE NAME ALGARVE COMES FROM THE ARABIC WORDS AL GHARB, MEANING “THE WEST” .
THE MAJORITY OF PRIME ADDRESSES ARE LOCATED IN THE CENTRAL ALGARVE ALL WITHIN 30 MINUTES OF FARO INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT. HEADING WEST FROM FARO LIES QUINTA DO LAGO, WIDELY REGARDED AS THE BEVERLY HILLS OF PORTUGAL, WHERE YOU WILL FIND SPRAWLING ESTATES AND HIGH END LUXURY VILLAS POPULAR WITH MANY A CELEBRITY AND FAMOUS FOOTBALLERS. MANY OF THE ALGARVES DESIGNER SHOPS AND HIGH END RESTAURANTS CAN BE FOUND HERE. QUINTA DO LAGO IN ENGLISH MEANS “FARM OF THE LAKE”
A FEW KILOMETRES FURTHER WEST YOU WILL FIND VILAMOURA , WHICH HAS A COSMOPOLITAN MARINA AND SIX CHAMPIONSHIP GOLF COURSES ALL SET WITH IN A WELL MANICURED, RESORT STYLE LOCATION. VILAMOURA BENEFITS FROM HAVING AN ARRAY OF LOCAL AMENITIES AND RESTAURANTS, MAKING IT VERY POPULAR WITH
YEAR-ROUND TOURISTS AND GOLFERS. VILAMOURA IN ENGLISH MEANS “VILLAGE OF THE MOOR”
"NEIGHBOURING VILAMOURA IS ACOTEIAS & FALESIA WHERE YOU WILL FIND 7KM OF ONE THE BEST BEACHES IN EUROPE. WHAT SETS ACOTEIAS AND FALESIA APART, IS THAT IT OFFERS THE BEST OF BOTH WORLDS, A BEACH FRONT VILLAGE SET IN BEAUTIFUL COUNTRYSIDE AND ORANGE GROVES. A VERY POPULAR DESTINATION FOR NORTHERN PORTUGUESE AND EUROPEAN FAMILIES ALIKE. FALESIA IN ENGLISH MEANS “CLIFF”.”
FURTHER ALONG THE COAST IS THE HISTORIC TOWN OF ALBUFEIRA WITH ITS PRETTY OLD TOWN, EXCELLENT BEACHES AND ONE OF THE NEWEST MARINAS IN THE ALGARVE. ALBUFEIRA IS WELL KNOWN AS A TOURISTIC HOTSPOT WITH AN EXCITING NIGHTLIFE. THE NAME ALBUFEIRA ORIGINATES FROM THE ARABIC WORD AL BUHAYRA, IN REFERENCE TO THE ANCIENT LAGOON THAT FORMED IN THE LOWLANDS.”
